Played here on Tuesday after my buddy had found a voucher for us for about $180 per player. This is a phenomenal property in general, let alone to spend 18 holes on. Decided to play from the Black tee... Continue »

Played here on Tuesday after my buddy had found a voucher for us for about $180 per player. This is a phenomenal property in general, let alone to spend 18 holes on. Decided to play from the Black tees to challenge my game and it was certainly one of the tougher layouts I’ve played recently. In terms of design, the holes are tight and have a lot of areas to miss with chaparral and other thick shrubs. Some fairways aren’t more than 20 yards wide with maybe 5-7 yards of rough on either side (30yd landing area total). With some of the forced carries from the tips being over 220 yards long (and sometimes blind with trees blocking the view of the fairway), it required full focus off the tee. #5 had about a 250 yd forced carry into the wind. There were a couple water hazards as well but luckily never was tested by those. Although I enjoyed the Pete Dye design, it’s not my favorite since sometimes an unlucky bounce could get you in unnecessary trouble where you’d have to drop. It didn’t feel like there were many ‘good’ places to miss other than strategizing on what tier to be on the green. Felt like most of my misses resulted in a dropped shot and I only had a handful of poor shots all round. Conditions were very good but definitely what I would at least expect for a course of that price. We were stoked on our deal but rates being $350-$500 is hefty. That’s heftier than Spanish Bay for example which is an ocean course that far surpasses this. Greens were surprisingly soft and receptive, not rolling faster than a 10. We expected them to be very fast. However, they did roll well other than the many pitch marks on some holes that gave way to some wiggle and bounce on our lines. There was consistent 1/1.5 in rough around the fairway. Slight bare spots here and there but nothing to criticize. Fairways and bunkers were excellent. Overall experience was great. Carts were very nice and provided GPS/ yardage/water bottles. Pace of play was perfect (Tue afternoon). Weather was 75 degrees with a 5-10mph breeze all day after the morning marine layer burned off. Def would play here again (for under $250).